Community reaction to the sexual assault allegations against Vermont state Sen. Norm McAllister (R-Franklin) has been mixed.

“I was in complete shock,” said Shane Lloyd, who, for more than 20 years, has lived across the street from a trailer on Norm McAllister's property. That trailer could be at the center of the sexual assault allegations against the Republican lawmaker.

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“I just never thought Norm would do anything like that,” said Lloyd.

After McAllister's arraignment, WPTZ spoke to one man who says he's very close with two of the alleged victims, and says he's been worried about McAllister's interaction with at least one woman for quite some time.

"I sensed that he seemed like a jealous man for something, and I had a sense something could possibly be going wrong.

I didn't have any dream that it could've been anything like this," said the man who we’ve chosen not to identify in order to protect the identity of the possible victims.

McAllister's neighbor does not want to rush to judgment.

“I'd like to know the full story,” said Lloyd, “I'm not going to judge him until a full investigation and he's been convicted or whatever.”